Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-06-2024 14:48 UTC-8

Ochana Takes from Black

Herbie Teope

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action picked up in a hand between Eddie Ochana and Taylor Black on a board showing K♦8♥4♥2♦ in a growing pot. Both players were in early position.

The players checked the turn, and the dealer placed 6♥ on the river.

Ochana, who was first to act, took his time before counting out chips and placing a 185,000 bet.

Black pondered the action for up to 30 seconds, and then made the call.

Ochana tabled K♥Q♣ for top pair, resulting in Black tapping the table before he mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	4,100,000 600,000	600,000
Eddie Ochana	2,600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Eddie Ochana Taylor Black

06-06-2024 14:50 UTC-8

Seidel Turns Broadway

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action folded all the way around to Aaron Thomas in the small blind who shoved all in, and Erik Seidel called off his remaining stack of around 300,000.

Erik Seidel: A♥K♥ All in
Aaron Thomas: Q♦5♣

The flop wasn't so great for Seidel but he turned Broadway to lock up the hand and earn himself a double-up on the J♣Q♠6♠10♥10♠ runout.

The next hand, Seidel three-bet shoved over the open of Brent Hart and took down another pot as Hart folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hart	1,700,000 500,000	500,000

Aaron Thomas	1,500,000 400,000	400,000
Erik Seidel	850,000 475,000	475,000

Tags: Aaron Thomas Brent Hart Erik Seidel

06-06-2024 14:52 UTC-8

Rast Doubles With Cowboys

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brian Rast got all his stack of over 500,000 chips into the middle preflop and Shant Marashlain made the call.

Brian Rast: K♠K♣ All in
Shant Marashlain: 6♠6♣

Rast's Cowboys held up on the 9♦2♠3♠5♦Q♣ runout to earn him a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shant Marashlian	2,400,000 600,000	600,000

Brian Rast	1,200,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Brian Rast Shant Marashlain

06-06-2024 14:53 UTC-8

Tarich Eliminates Halverson

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Chance Castro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mitchell Halverson raised all-in to 265,000 from under the gun and next to act, Mark Tarich called. The remaining players folded.

Mitchell Halverson: A♦5♥ All in
Mark Tarich: K♣J♣

The board ran out K♠4♠8♣Q♣9♦ giving Tarich a pair of kings to defeat Halverson's ace-high and eliminate him from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Tarich	2,500,000 800,000	800,000
Mitchell Halverson	Busted

Tags: Mark Tarich Mitchell Halverson

06-06-2024 14:57 UTC-8

Select Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hart	2,100,000 400,000	400,000

Shant Marashlian	2,000,000 400,000	400,000

Aaron Thomas	1,500,000
Brian Rast	1,200,000

Sebastien Grax	800,000 200,000	200,000
Erik Seidel	800,000 50,000	50,000

Sam Soverel	750,000 300,000	300,000

06-06-2024 15:06 UTC-8

Thomas' Stack Going in the Wrong Direction

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The board read 3♦9♣7♣6♣ and Aaron Thomas had led out on the turn for 175,000 from the big blind, which Shant Marashlian called.

Thomas fired again on the 5♦ river, this time for 375,000. After giving it some thought, Marashlian shoved all in. It took just a few moments before Thomas made a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shant Marashlian	2,800,000 800,000	800,000

Aaron Thomas	800,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Aaron Thomas Shant Marashlian

06-06-2024 15:09 UTC-8

Chip Counts From Outer Table 626

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Jeff McMillan

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniyal Gheba	2,570,000 340,000	340,000
Anthony Cierco	1,960,000 660,000	660,000
Michael Perrone	1,850,000 100,000	100,000

Sami Bechahed	1,830,000 670,000	670,000
Nate Silver	1,510,000 130,000	130,000
Alexander Queen	440,000 190,000	190,000

06-06-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Ochana, Black Tangle Again

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Herbie Teope

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The two biggest stacks at their respective table can’t seem to stay out of each other’s way as they sit next to each other.

Eddie Ochana raised to 85,000, then faced a three-bet to 250,000 from Taylor Black, who is sitting to Ochana’s immediate left.

After action folded around the table, Ochana looked to his left and briefly stared at Black before making the call.

The dealer fanned K♣5♦9♦ on the flop, which Ochana checked. Black bet 250,000, which Ochana called to push the pot over the million mark when including the blinds and ante.

The A♥ appeared on the turn and Ochana checked. Black sized up his bet to 450,000, which got Ochana’s attention.

“How much?” Ochana asked.

The dealer counted out Taylor’s bet, and Ochana folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Black	5,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Eddie Ochana	1,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Eddie Ochana Taylor Black

06-06-2024 15:12 UTC-8

Hart Raises the Flop

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Kai Cocklin

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aaron Thomas kept up his aggression with a raise to 80,000 from the cutoff, and Brent Hart called from the big blind.

On the 9♥K♣6♣ flop, Hart checked, Thomas bet 75,000, Hart raised, and Thomas quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hart	2,100,000

Aaron Thomas	650,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Aaron Thomas Brent Hart

06-06-2024 15:12 UTC-8

Queen Doubles

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Jeff McMillan

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Alexander Queen was at risk preflop but he had Michael Perrone pipped in the pocket pair department.

Alexander Queen: 10x10♥ All in
Michael Perrone: 9♥9♣

The board ran out 5♣6♠K♣Q♥3♣ and Queen gathered a needed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Perrone	1,430,000 420,000	420,000

Alexander Queen	910,000 470,000	470,000

Tags: Alexander Queen Michael Perrone